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> Zoom is not a Chinese company. They are based in San Jose, California. What does it matter where they are based if their operations in the US are beholden to
by president 6y ago
> Zoom is not a Chinese company. They are based in San Jose, California.
What does it matter where they are based if their operations in the US are beholden to Chinese government coercion?
- dheera 6y agoA. Chinese government coercion typically only extends to users who are physically in China. They mostly just want to suppress organized political behavior. So they don't usually care about what users are talking about outside their borders. B. By not being based in China, they can publicly say something about IF it it happens to be the case otherwise, and also have the choice to exit China if they wish. If they were based in China they may be forced to keep quiet. (That said, there is also US government coercion, so it's about which evil you think is worse, I guess. I'd honestly rather they were based in Sweden or some other place.)
- handedness 6y ago> Chinese government coercion typically only extends to users who are physically in China. [Significant Country X] intelligence activities are typically not limited to people who are physically in [Significant Country X].
- est 6y agoWhat does it matter if the Chinese can always hack into servers?